More to come in the next updates - Drogo's Chapter 5 of "Darkness
Descends" is already in the pipeline, a brand new town picture of Koldar
is also already completed, an entry on the Hovel Frond is in the making.
Furthermore a complete, extremely detailed map of the province of Manthria
is being drawn at the moment - expect results to be put up on the site
within the next weeks!

Bestiary

Updated entry on
theGryph,
substituting picture with a coloured one (pic Eshoh)
Added entry on
theBlackbeetle,
one of the biggest beetles of Sarvonia
(Irid alMenie)
Added entry on
theKaimun, a
fearsome-looking, but sedentary water beast (Alysse the Likely)Added entry on
theKyck-Kyck,
a small frog living in marshy areas
(Alysse the Likely)
Added entry on
theLindorm, a
giant legendary serpent-like Cyhalloian beast (Isilhir)

Added entry on
the Cavthan,
an important merchant town of Enthronia (Chronusian)
Updated entry on
theGoltherlon Forest,
adding forest illustration (pic Eshoh)

Races/Tribes

Added entry on
theChyrakisth Orcs,
the ultimate Nybelmarian nightmare...(Koldar
Mondrakken)
Updated entry on
theAsh'mari Men,
adding illustration of a tribe member (pic Faugar)
Updated entry on
theEyelian Men,
adding illustration and updating Overview and
Appearance part. Note that this entry is still in the process of being
updated - further additions are still to follow (pic Eshoh, text Lady Tiaa)
Updated entry on
theCholian Men,
adding illustration of a tribe member (pics Faugar)

After
computer problems last week at the Santharian HQ caused the site update to
be canceled, here's finally a fresh load of new stuff: This week we focus
again on further elaboration of Southern Sarvonian tribes - the long
awaited complete Erpheronian
entry is finally up, new coat of arms for the Avennorians
and the Sophronians
are available as well, plus brand new tribe pictures for Volkek Oshra Orcs,
Jhehellrhim Elves
and Golgnomes.
Aside from that we have Irid alMenie's first two entries to offer, the
Blowpipe and the
Sling-Shot for all Brownies
among you, and Maglor Grubb took the
Element of Fire in his hands! Oh, and of course you also shouldn't
miss Chapter 7 of Dalá's Katya
Dragonseeker story and Alysse's
conclusion to
the "Tale of F'ash"!

What more is coming up? Lady Tiaa, Koldar and Eshoh are all three working
on their parts of an up-to-date entry on the Eyelians including an
adjusted coat of arms and a tribe representative picture! Our Ashmari also
only waits for his tattoo session, so once he can agree on an appointment
with an artist in the Hovel Frond Forest, he'll soon be ready as well!
Victhorin has a tale to tell on a famous large diamond, the "Soul of the
City", so expect entry and story for the next update here as well. - See
you then!

Added
"Chapter 7 - The Queen of
Shadows" of the "Katya Dragonseeker". This installment is pretty huge,
comprising 31 pages. It recounts Katya's travel to Northern Sarvonia,
preparing to meet the legendary Bone Queen... The chapter is also
downloadable at the
Stories and Novels
download page - check it out!
(Dalá'Valannía)Added "Chapter
3 - Crazy Man" of the "Tale of F'ash" story, telling us about the
return of Heir'gor, the captured bard, from the lands of the orcs
(Alysse the Likely)

Updated
entry on theAvennorian Men,
adjusting coat of arms description and adding the new
coat of arms shield
(pic Koldar)
Updated entry on
theErpheronian Men,
completely revising the entry adjusting it to the new
scheme, including a brand new design of the coat of arms as well plus an
illustration of the Armerenda feast
(Artimidor, Rayne, pics Koldar and Eratin, additional history pics Faugar)
Updated entry on
theJhehellrhim Elves,
adding another tribe illustration image
(pic Isilhir)
Updated entry on
theGotherlon Gnomes,
adding illustration of a Golgnome agriculturist
(pic Eshoh)
Updated entry on
theSophronian Men,
adding illustration to these matriarchal barbarians of
Southern Sarvonia as well as an update coat of arms. Note that the entry
itself still isn't revised yet
(pic Isilhir, coat of arms Koldar)
Updated
overview on theHuman Tribes of
Southern Sarvonia, adding/substituting coat of arms. More updates to
follow soon here
(pics Koldar)
Updated entry on
theVolkek Oshra Orcs,
adding illustration of the Ximaxian orcs
(pic Isilhir)

Site Update
of August 15th 2004 by Artimidor

Update
Statement

This
week we'd like to especially congratulate our long-term member
Lucirina, who got married this Saturday
- all the best from the rest of the Santharians! - In this week's update
we also have quite a bunch of interesting stuff, ranging from another
flood of Herbarium illustrations (Erissa's
Tears, Silken Moss,
Urban Tree, etc.) over the final
installment of the Ulvurcarthúr,
the myths of the ulvur, more
Shadowcaster
Letters to further races illustrations like the
Daran Gnomes or the
Vale Brownies. Also
we have the first oil paintings of Ingeborg on the site (Druidic
Orders, Alianian Hills) and
also Maglor Grubb's first entry, the Sling,
is now part of the Compendium... Welcome to the Dream!

Coming soon: More mushroom entries/illustrations (hey, it's mushroom
season, obviously), the long awaited and overdue update on the currently
still pretty fragmentary Erpheronian entry, along with a brand new coat of
arms, an entry on Lílýáshn Áérálvr, Kreankran High Queen including
illustrations, and, and, and... - Want to know what else? Well, make sure
to check out the next update!

Bestiary

Added entry on
theEarth Eater,
a rare breed of large sand worm
(Lady Tiaa)Added entry on
theLeveret Rabbit,
living in Northern Sarvonia and the Icelands
(Alysse the Likely)Updated entry on
theKuatu,
a reddish-brown and black-striped rodent (pic Eshoh)

Added2 more recipes toDame Sausade's Cookery
Book, namely Forcebread and JhelHee Dip with
Koekenchips (recipes by Bard Judith)Addedsecond part of the
Letters of a
Shadowcaster: The Fallen, a series
of letters of a young Murmillion recounting a tale of religious and
political intrigues in Santerran lands (Smith in Exile)

Site Update
of August 1st 2004 by Artimidor

Update
Statement

No
addition to the Herbarium without pictures, huh? Well, at least this time
we have a Herbarium special with 6 pictures for this section only, thanx
mainly to Eshoh! At the tribes drawing project we have 2 new pictures as
well, a Kasumarii from
Quellion and a
Helmondsshire Halfling done by Eshoh. Oh, it seems to be
Eshoh's update this time - she
also finally got her own memberpage, along with our second mascot,
Lucirina's little daughter Juju.
And finally we also are proud to welcome
Ingeborg (Cecila Flaten from Chile) to the Dream, an accomplished oil
painter, who gave friendly permission to use her works here in Santharia.
A big welcome to all our new members! - Oh, and we also are glad to
introduce Erynn Fenteriel to you, who made her first excellent Herbarium
additions this week!

For the next updates we plan to add pictures of the Vale Brownies on which
Quellion is currently working, first additions of Ingeborg's works,
completely re-designed Santharian coat of arms done by Koldar, the second
installment of the Shadowcaster Letters await - and if
you're a sweet tooth - chocolate and vanilla might be introduced as well
in Santharia soon... So stay tuned!

Downloads

AddedSantharian Newsletter #5
of July 25th 2004 for downloading in Word format, providing you with
the latest information on the Santharian Dream in case you've haven't
signed up for the letter and would like to keep yourself up to date (Artimidor)

Added entry on
theAj'Nuvic Grounds,
a high plain in southwestern Santharia (Talia Sturmwind)

Races/Tribes

Updated entry on
theHalfling Race,
adding illustration of a hobbit dwelling, the hobbit
hole. Also displayed are now pictures of the various kinds of hobbits,
which we already have illustrated at other entries (pics Eshoh & Faugar)
Updated entry on
theHelmondsshire Halflings,
adding illustration of typical Helmondsshire halfling (pic Eshoh)Updated entry on
theKasumarii Men (Kar-ii),
adding illustration of a Kar-ii assassin (pic Quellion)Added entry on
theKrean Men,
a human tribe located in the tropical forests of
southern Nybelmar (Coren FrozenZephyr)Added entry on
theOrdion Men,
a fiercly independent and proud Aeruillin tribe (Artemis)

Added membership info ofEshóh K'ryvvlen (Kat "Kitteh"
Hallberg from Pennsylvania, US), an already well
known artist here in Santharian lands! Eshóh made already several pictures
for the Dream, be it an amulette, a weapon, a beast or various plant
entries, and last not least a brand new hobbit! I'm very happy to welcome
you officially on board, Eshóh! (Eshóh K'ryvvlen)Added membership info ofIngeborg (Cecilia Flaten from Chile),
an accomplished oil painter focussing at her work
mainly in ancient Nordic mythology. Cecilia gave us friendly permission to
use her paintings in Santharia, and we're happy to do. Watch out for
integration of Cecilia's works in the next updates! (Ingeborg)Added membership info ofJuju Whirlwind (Juliana Alexandra
E. Salinas, Chile), our second Santharian mascot
after Bard Judith's Katryn Joyeuse. Juju is the daugher of Lucirina and
together with Katryn we're slowly building for a Santharian cheerleadere
team... (Lucirina)

This
week we bring you a massive load of pictures we've rarely seen
before in that intensity - ranging from the already promised tribe
representative pictures (Dogodan
Halfling, Osther-Oc Orc,
Mullog) to landscapes (Tandala,
Silvermarshes)
and lots of plants illustrations (Lýth'bél,
Sunflower,
Teki Tree)
as "by-products" of the tribe pictures. Even a
Giant Shipwrecker Wyrm has made
it into the update. Phew... Other highlights: Check out for example
Drogo's "Chapter 3"
of his "Darkness Descends" novel, and Isilhir's first two parts of the
"Ulvurcarthúr", the
re-discovered myths of the mysterious ulvur race of the Cyhalloian north.
Oh, and congratulations to Lady Tiaa
for finally becoming official part of the team - and also to Amera
Tristis, who just got her first contribution for the Dream up on the site!
- Thanks to both of you for sharing your creativity with us:)

Want more? We've got more! Just make sure not to miss out the next
update... - Faugar has already finished drawing a female Boltgrum dwarf
and is now working diligently on the Ashmari barbarian. Isilhir will
provide us with part 3 of the mentioned Ulvurcarthúr and Talia has her
Aj'nuvic Grounds entry nearly finished, oh, and Eshoh has some more
wonderful plants in store. Not to forget the Helmondsshire Halfling
picture itself, which might show up in Santharia as well sooner or
later... - Well, so much for today, take care and see you next update!

Updated the People Menu,
adding explanatory texts to all entries and icons on the general links on
top. This adjusted designis planned to be applied to other menus as well
within the next weeks (Artimidor)
Addedpage onPeople Development Rules,
summarizing all important information on the how to
describe People entries (Artimidor, pics various artists)
Added entry onArmand Da'Ran,
the "Sea-Wyrm" tamer of Anis-Anpagan (Smith in Exile, pic Isilhir)Updated entry onDalmac Brandivere,
adding sketch from one of Dalmac's journals (pic Bard Judith)

Added membership info ofLady Tiaa Lywin (Jasmyne Tiaa Brown
from the US), who has contributed already since
October 2003, assisting Artemis with Aeruillin things. Finally it is time
for a well deserved membership page - welcome officially to Santharia,
Tiaa! (Lady Tiaa)

So what
have we got here this week? Alysse the Likely
finally got her own Santharian team page, and we also welcome longterm
character commenter at the RPG board Luca the Thief among the developers
with her first entry, the Rhulrans.
First graphical by-products of our tribe drawing project can also be seen
already at Herbarium entries like the Lifereed
or the Rockmoss.
Oh, and an absolutely enjoyable must-read is of course Dalá's first
installment of a series of
Letters of a
Noblewoman... - Check it out!

Some of the next things to be expected are for example illustrations of
the Tandala Highlands and
the Alianian Hills, which were
just added, and tribe pictures of the
Dogodan Halflings,
the Kasumarii and the
Mullog. Ulvur myths are also currently
in the making, and some tribes like the Baal Ogres or the Ordions of
Aeruillin are also waiting for approval. Stay tuned!

Added entry onDalmac Brandivere,
a contemporary mage and herbs expert (Bard Judith, pic Eratin)
Added entry onTurik of Barsalon,
a Kuglim researcher of the ice tribes and many other
things (Drogo)Added entry onMinoki Kíuru,
a woman of the Himiko ice tribe, brought south by Turik
and now representing a Santharian celebrity (Talia Sturmwind)

Added entry onErpheronian Clothing,
providing details you'll find in summarized form also
in the general Erpheronian entry, which is currently in the making (Rayne Avalotus)
Added entry onRhulran Men,
the hospitable tribe living at the Oasis of Nashrhul in
northwest of the continent of Aeruillin (Luca the Thief)

Team

Added membership info ofAlysse the Likely (Liese van
Lingen, Canada), a discovery of Bard Judith,
sharing her creativity with the Santharian Dream team now already for
several months. As you might have noticed she focusses on herbarium,
bestiary entries and story writing - so welcome on board, Alysse! (Alysse the Likely)

Treasures

Addedfirst part of
"Magic and Murder:
Letters #1 to #3", a series
of recently discovered letters of an Erpheronian noblewoman to her sister
revealing not only details on the life of nobility in Voldar, but also
leading to a deadly plot... (Dalá'Valannía, pic Faugar)